SBI PO Prelims 2017: Error Correction Quiz – Set 6

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in
the underlined parts. The error can be grammatical/spelling/phrase not
appropriate in the given sentence. Mark the part with the error and if there is
no error, mark (e).

1. While neither dark matter (a)/ or dark
energy has (b)/been observed or
understood through experiments, (c) / major efforts are on to detect or
measure these around the world (d)/ No error (e).

2. It is suspected to be one (a)/ of the three cub
which were(b)/ apparently desperate and searching
for their mother (c)/ that had been missing since the last few days
and were starving (d)/ No error (e).

3. My math homework (a)/ last night was (b)/ a
piece of cake! (c)/ I finished it ten minutes (d)/ No error (e).

4. The building use to house (a)/ a power loom, which
was (b)/ moved a year ago after (c)/ the corporation had declared
the building dangerous (d)/ No error (e).

5. They were constantly using (a)/their existing
knowledge to support (b)/the ever-growing knowledge(c)/ at
Mechanics (d)/ No error (e).

Read each sentence given below and
find out whether there is an error in it. The error if any will be one of the
parts of the sentence which are marked as 1 , 2, 3 and 4. If there is no error,
the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)